Washington hiking trails - Jug Lake Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Lewis County

   
  Every single Washington wilderness trail is different from the others. Washington has so much to offer the outdoors lovers. Pleasant wilderness trails in Washington are in abundance, and among these are Jug Lake Trail in Lewis County. This is a long trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Throughout the warm days of summer here at Jug Lake Trail, high temperatures frequently reach the 60's. Summer night lows descend down to the 40's. All through the winter this location gets highs in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Jug
    Lake Trail. This is a region covered with lots of wilderness trails. There is only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to hike it normally. When you're here in Washington backcountry trekking along one of its wilderness trails is something that is always fun to do. Jug Lake
Trail being so far away from the nearest city, many folks like to backcountry hike here to be close to the great outdoors. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. Jug Lake Trail ordinarily gets much rainfall; through the month of January you get the most snow around here while July is regularly the driest month. Being 13.4 miles long; it's longer than many wilderness trails. Jug Lake Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your  
backcountry walk. This wilderness trail is a very long wilderness trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this wilderness trail tremendous for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Hiking and backpacking trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a really good way to spend quality time in the outdoors. Now, this is roughly a 2-day backcountry hike, so it's a magnificent thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. The total elevation difference for Jug Lake Trail is 1,307 feet, and that is about average. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the great outdoors a bit, and Jug Lake Trail in Lewis County, Washington is a tremendous location to go.

Briefly about the general area:
And if that's not sufficient there's heaps more enjoyable stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Gifford Pinchot National Forest is a good forest vicinity next to Jug Lake Trail; camping is available at Knuppenburg Lake Campground. Cowlitz Pass is a nice site to have a look at close by, and there's whitewater on American River for all you thrill seekers.
Just can't get enough of the Northern Cascade Range. A great spot to camp here at Jug Lake Trail is White Pass Campground, and you ought to absolutely dedicate some time to Indian Creek Meadows if you're here at Jug Lake Trail. Cortright Point is close at hand and always magnificent to explore, and let's not forget Red Rock Creek which is a stream that you may run into while you're here. Now, you may believe that's plenty but there's even more cool stuff to do here at Jug Lake Trail. Don’t forget to stop by Blankenship Meadows while you're here at Jug Lake Trail; a tour to Log Spring will fill your spirit with brilliant feelings.
Sheller Creek flows through this neighborhood, and whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend Summit Creek.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 46.7597, Longitude -121.3511
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Total in and out hiking length = 13.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 5.7 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1307 feet


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 Trails Near Jug Lake Trail:
Twin Sisters Trail, Yakima County County , 1 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 1307 feet elevation difference
Cowlitz Trail, Lewis County County , 3 miles away,  10.6 hiking miles, 2199 feet elevation difference
Indian Creek Trail, Lewis County County , 3 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 1528 feet elevation difference
Cramer Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 869 feet elevation difference
Bumping Lake Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  18.2 hiking miles, 792 feet elevation difference
Lake Trail, Lewis County County , 4 miles away,  10.8 hiking miles, 1640 feet elevation difference
Blankenship Meadows Trail, Yakima County County , 4 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 1367 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Jug Lake Trail:
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 5 miles away
Knuppenburg Lake Campground, Lewis County, 6 miles away
Soda Springs Campground, Lewis County, 6 miles away
Morse Creek Campground, Yakima County, 8 miles away
Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan, 8 miles away
 Whitewater Near Jug Lake Trail:
Summit Creek, Lewis County County , 10 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)
American River, -blank- County County , 11 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)
Chinook Creek, Pierce County County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Deer Creek to Cedar Flats)
Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis County County , 11 miles away, Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground)
Ohanepecosh River, Lewis County County , 13 miles away, Class V - 4.7 miles long (Ohanepecosh Campground to La Wis Wis Campground)
 National Parks Near Jug Lake Trail:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 40 miles away
 Hotels Near Jug Lake Trail:
Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit, Snoqualmie Pass , 32 miles away
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum , 35 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum , 37 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum , 37 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw , 45 miles away
 Lakes Near Jug Lake Trail
Henry Lake, Lewis County , 1 miles away
Twin Sisters Lakes, Lewis County , 1 miles away

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